Chef&#39;s hat



Oct. 24, 1967 G. LAMouR 3,343,239

, cHEF's HAT Filed May 29, 1964 2 sheets-sheet' 1 pso INVENTOR F'g 6 GEORGES LAMOUR BW' "MSM Oct. 24, 1967 1 G. LAMOUR 3,348,239

CHEF' S HAT Filed May 29, 1964 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR GEORGES` LAMOUR BW WM? ATTORNEY United States Patent C) 3,348,239 CHEFS HAT Georges Lamour, 950 NE. 147th St., North Miami, Fla. 33161 Filed May 29, 1964, Ser. No. 371,222 3 Claims. (Cl. 2171.3)

This invention relates to a disposable hat of the chefs type. The conventional chefs hat has pleats and other structural features which render its laundering costs excessive, if not prohibitive, and it is a general object of the present invention to ameliorate such expense.

More particularly, it is an object of the invention to provide a hat at suiiiciently low cost as to warrant disposal thereof when soiled, and in still greater particular, it is an object to provide a hat structure which is easily and conveniently fabricated from paper.

These and other objects, which will be apparent, are attained by the present invention, a preferred form of which is described in the following specification, as illustrated in the drawing, in which:

FIGURE 1 is a perspective view of a cook or chef wearing one form of hat constructed according to the invention,

FIGURE 2 is a different perspective view of the hat of FIGURE 1, shown broken away in part,

FIGURE 3 is a sectional View taken on the plane of the line 3 3 of FIGURE 2,

FIGURE 4 is an enlarged view of the area indicated by the circular, double-headed arrow 4 in FIGURE 2,

FIGURE 5 is a fragmentary and foreshortened perspective view of a development of the sidewall and headband of the hat of FIGURE 2,

FIGURE 6 is a perspective view of the wall of FIG- URE 5, partly folded into circular form,

FIGURE 7 is a view similar to FIGURE 6, showing the wall completely folded and secured in folded position,

FIGURE 8 is a view similar to FIGURE l, showing a modied hat, the hat being partly broken away, and

FIGURE 9 is a perspective view, foreshortened, of a development of the lower band of the hat of FIGURE 8.

Referring to the drawings by characters of reference there is shown a hat, indicated generally by the numeral 10, the main parts of which comprise a lower band 12, a tall, pleated, sidewall section 14, and a disc-like crown piece l16.

The structure of the band 12 will be apparent, for the most part, in FIGURE 5, and completely in FIGURE 3, wherein the band is shown in duplicate, in the region of overlap of its ends. This structure is also shown in FIG- URE 9, wherein the pertinent portions of the band are the same as in FIGURE 5. Thus, referring to FIGURE 9, the band 12 is formed from a sheet of paper, folded upon itself to bring two free edges 18', 20', into coincidence, after which the double sheet is folded at its lower portion to provide a ap or seat 22 near the free ends, and again folded at its upper portion to provide a flap 24, constituting the upper edge of band 12 (or 12') and the original line of fold 25 of the paper blank being enclosed within the lower ilap or seat 22', forming the bottom edge of the band.

At this stage, prior to forming the band 12 into a ring, the pleated sidewall 14 is added by inserting its lower edge within the lower iiap or seat 22 (FIGURE 5), and is secured in place by means of a strip 26 of suitable adhesive, the width of which overlaps the sidewall 14 and the inner lamina 28 of the sheet portions in ap or seat 22. Also at this stage, the top edge of wall 14 may be folded down along an upper edge 30 to provide a depending inner ap 32.

Next the hat wall and band are rolled into closed,

3,348,239 Patented Oct. 24, 1967 ICC cylindrical form, as shown in FIGURES 6 and 7. In order to achieve the desired hat size, the inner lamina 28 of the band is imprinted with a row of hat sizes within divisions of a box 34, and in rolling the hat, the opposite end edge 36 of the band is brought into coincidence with the proper hat size in the box 34. At this stage, an extending terminal end 4section 38 of the adhesive strip 26 (FIGURE 6) is brought into sealing engagement with the other end portion of said strip, to hold the hat temporarily in rolled condition. The other end of adhesive strip 26 also extends beyond the other end of the inner laminae of flap or seat 22, and is looped around said end in sealing engagement, as shown at 39. Thereafter, a more effective seal or lock is provided, as with staples 4U, (FIGURES 2 and 3) which penetrate a double thickness of the plurally laminated band 12.

The crown piece 16 is then put in place, being provided with an upwardly extending skirt or ange 42 (FIGURE 4), which is brought into engagement with the inner surface of downturned flap 32 of wall 14, and sealed thereto by a strip 44 of adhesive, which overlaps, in its width direction, ilap 32 and skirt 42. If deemed desirable or necessary, the securement of the top of wall 14 in rolled condition may be improved by staples or other fastening means. Preferably, crown piece 16 is provided with circular openings 46, to permit the ventilation indicated by the arrows in FIGURE 8.

The modification shown in FIGURES 8 and 9 differs from that described above only in the provision of an inner band 48, formed by folding a strip of paper in half, across its width. This band, which carries the hat size box 34 may be secured to the laminae of ap or seat 22 of band 12 as by staples 50. All parts in this modification which are equivalent to those in the other are indicated by similar reference characters, but with prime marks.

While a certain, preferred embodiment has been shown and described, various modifications will be apparent, in the light of this disclosure, and the invention should not, therefore, be deemed as limited, except insofar as shall appear from the spirit and scope of the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A paper hat of generally cylindrical form comprising: a folded paper headband of generally cylindrical form, said headband having a smooth folded upper edge and a folded lower marginal portion forming an annular seat inside the head-band, an elongated generally cylindrical sidewall portion, a series of closely adjacent vertically disposed pleats in a corrugated pattern extending annularly therearound and having a lower marginal edge secured Within said seat, said sidewall portion extending at least twice the distance above said upper edge of the headband as the distance between the upper and lower edges of the headband, a disc-like crown piece having ventilator openings formed therein and including an inturned skirt portion, said cylindrical sidewall portion having an inner downturned ilap, said skirt portion being secured to said downturned flap of said sidewall portion in closing relation to the cylindrical form of said hat along the skirt and in position to hold said sidewall portion at the upper portion of the hat so that said sidewall portion of the hat is at all times upstanding in use, and liner means extending completely around the inside surface of the headband.

2. A hat as defined in claim 1, wherein an inner surface of said elongate band includes size indicia.

3. A hat as defined in claim 1, wherein said means securing said marginal skirt and said headband to said sidewall portion is adhesive.

(References on following page) References. Cited STATES PATENTS DeLacy 2--209.5 Rash 2-209.5 Classen 2-192 X Wagenfeld 2-197 Schallock 2-174 Shaer et a1 2'-197 UNITED 4 Cremen 2-197 X Bauer 2-197 Rosenzweig 2-175 Wagenfeld 2-197 X Wagenfeld 2-197 X PATRICK D. LAWSON, Primary Examiner.

G. KRIZMANICH, Asszlsrant Examiner. 

1. A PAPER HAT OF GENERALLY CYLINDRICAL FORM COMPRISING: A FOLDED PAPER HEADBAND OF GENERALLY CYLINDRICAL FORM, SAID HEADBOND HAVING A SMOOTH FOLDED UPPER EDGE AND A FOLDED LOWER MARGINAL PORTION FORMING AN ANNULAR SEAT INSIDE THE HEADBAND, AN ELONGATED GENERALLY CYLINDRICAL SIDEWALL PORTION, A SERIES OF CLOSELY ADJACENT VERTICALLY DISPOSED PLEATS IN A CORRUGATED PATTERN EXTENDING ANNULARLY THEREAROUND AND HAVING A LOWER MARGINAL EDGE SECURED WITHIN SAID SEAT, SAID SIDEWALL PORTION EXTENDING AT LEAST TWICE THE DISTANCE ABOVE SAID UPPER EDGE O THE HEADBAND AS THE DISTANCE BETWEEN THE UPPER AND LOWER EDGES OF THE HEADBAND, A DISC-LIKE CROWN PIECE HAVING VENTILATOR OPENINGS FORMED THEREIN AND INCLUDING AN INTURNED SKIRT PORTION, SAID CYLINDRICAL SIDEWALL PORTION 